• 阝(mound; region of earth)
• 月(moon)

Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 及(reach; attain; catch up)

An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.

• 身(body; self)
• 寸(inch; hand; grasp)

A hand (寸) raising the body (身) to shoot an arrow is the action of archery.

• 糸(thread; silk)
• 泉(stream; water)

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 官(official; manage)

A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.

• 阝(mound; region of earth)
• 月(moon)

Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 及(reach; attain; catch up)

An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.

• 身(body; self)
• 寸(inch; hand; grasp)

A hand (寸) raising the body (身) to shoot an arrow is the action of archery.

• 糸(thread; silk)
• 泉(stream; water)

A thin thread flows like a small stream running long and continuously.

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 官(official; manage)

A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.